| Show Lusitania's Captain Warned I I CHURCHILL CHURCH ILL EXPLAINS STAND Asserts Navy Is Not Large Enough to Protect All Shipping LONDON May 10 The The Central News has received a dispatch dispatch dispatch dis dis- dis- dis patch from its correspondent at Genoa who ho says a telegram received received re received re- re there from Munich declares declares de de- de- de clares dares that the German submarine submarine submarine sub sub- marine U 39 was responsible for the sinking of the Lusitania The statement that three torP torpedoes tor tor- tor- tor P s were vee e e fired d at af f the e Lusitania Lusitania Lusi Lusi- usi- usi tania Vas Vas' v w S maO made to life correspondent of the Daily News on the authority of the Rev Mr of the Church of England's Canadian railway mission who said the third found its mark while the last boat was being lowered When the Lusitania sank said a submarine rose to I the surface and came to within yards of the scene The Tile crew stood stolidly on the deck he said and surveyed their handiwork I could distinguish the German flag but it was impossible impossible im im- im- im possible to see the number of the tile submarine which disappeared disappeared disappeared after a few minutes The first lord of the tile admiralty admiral admiral- ty Vinston Winston Spencer Churchill said in the House of Commons today that a board of trade in inquiry inquiry inquiry in- in will be held to determine the circumstances attending the loss of the Lusitania In the meantime it is premature premature premature pre pre- mature to discuss the matter he continued But I must make it plain that in no circumstances will it be possible to make public public pub pub- lic the naval dispositions for patrolling patrolling patrolling pa pa- trolling our coast Our resources do not enable us to provide detroyer detroyer detroyer de- de troyer escorts for mail and passenger passenger pas pas- ships shins Churchill stated that Captain Turner of the Lusitania had acknowledged acknowledged acknowledged ac ac- ac- ac receipt of messa messages es from the admiralty giving him warning and t ano directions for the course he was was to take Our enemies have reached a n do- do of Infamy culminating in tho destruction of the Lusitania which it Is simp simply hopeless to attempt to describe said fud Andrew Bonar Law LaVo leader Jeader of the opposition in the HOU House O of Commons in a B. speech today Mr Bonar Laws Law's remarks were delivered delivered ered on the occasion of at the pr presentation presentation presenta presenta- enta- enta tion lion of or a medal to Captain Bell of ot the I British steamship Thordis which ramm rammed d a t German submarine off orr Beachy Head in February I Not Warfare This is III not an nn act of warfare Bonar Law continued It is 18 simply murder murd r. r most moat foul mo most t unnatural Saying Saing that up to the pr present no effective protest had hall been made by any neutral country he added What will happen now The great proud nation the nation the United States State I is the neutral country most closely dael affected d by this latest outrage The simple on pace 4 1 CHURCHILL Continued from pa page e 1 fact tact is that citizens of ot that thal g great country have been barbarously mur u. u dered dere It I is 1 not not for lor m me to say uy what whit their action acton o ought to b be but I f feel fel l States will b be guided sure the United wl guide not merely by the monetary Interests s sor of or the country but by fe feelings as to what is due duo to a a great geat nation naton among other oher nations of the world world Thanks Germans Bonar Bona Law Lw said sid that if i the sinking of the had the effect erect he believed It would upon upon the te feelings not only of British Brish soldiers but of ot tho the whole naton nation th then n we can cn thank the tho Germans for tor this last lat instance of their barbarous barbarous methods LIVERPOOL May ll 1 10 Charles O. O Charles Chares Booth chairman of the Cunard Steamship company today gave J e the following signed statement to the Associated Press With ih ref reference to r reported statements state state- te- te b passengers I 1 ments meats by attempt to draw any conclusions conclusions con con- shall not ot ay until all aU the facts fact are known and ond I therefore therdore deprecate criticism which can cn b be based based only on tion ton In the meanwhile I cap can co only state tate th that 1 h have complete confidence in Captain Turners Turner's Judgment Judgment |
